#142 Mattias Dahl & Jessica Malmberg | The Snowball | Lindy hop and practice in taking up more space

Here we are at Snowball in Stockholm, finally sitting down to record this long-awaited episode with Kristýna Krejzlová. Kristýna is a swing and blues dancer from Brno in the Czech Republic, a growing teacher, and a fresh trombone player who is falling even deeper in love with the music and community around these dances.She shares how discovering Lindy Hop just weeks after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis gave her one hour every week where she felt “normal” and fully alive again - and how dance still helps her stay active, present, and connected. We talk about feeling most yourself on the dance floor, blues rooms, secret Herräng parties with dim lights and colorful dots on the ceiling, and why “never stop dancing” might be the best advice of all.Kristýna also reflects on sensitivity and that “sixth sense” dancers develop, plus how the Brno scene works to honor the roots of the dance through culture-focused teaching, talks, and even a little dance library. And, of course, she passes on a beautiful chain question for the next guest: what is your very first memory of dancing Lindy Hop, blues, or another swing dance? What's yours?Subscribe & ReviewFollow the podcast and leave a review to help me grow 🌟Share Your ThoughtsTag me on Instagram @SiaDancing and tell me your favorite moment from this episode 💃Join the ConversationWhat is a dream that you would like to see come true? ✨#SiaDancing #DanceStories #SocialDanceCulture #Herräng #SocialDancing

Here we are having a relaxed chat with Mattias Dahl & Jessica Malmberg — a warm, funny, and honest conversation about how dancing can change a life.Mattias shares how he’d been convinced his whole life that he couldn’t dance (because he was a drummer… apparently the Swedish dansband culture has "rules" on that), and Jessica opens up about being very shy — until August 16th, 2009, when they walked into their first dance class and everything shifted.We talk about dance as therapy: joy, community, and something that’s good for both body and brain — and for Jessica, a way to be closer to the music she loves. We also explore dancing as a practice in taking up space, and what it’s like to step out of an immersive place where you truly feel you belong (Herräng comes up as an example).Plus: their grounded advice — listen to your own limits, and don’t chase levels and titles.Subscribe & ReviewFollow the podcast and leave a review to help me grow 🌟Share Your ThoughtsTag me on Instagram @SiaDancing and tell me your favorite moment from this episode 💃Join the ConversationWhat is a dream that you would like to see come true? ✨#SiaDancing #DanceStories #SocialDanceCulture #Herräng #SocialDancing

Here we are sitting at The Snowball festival in Stockholm, and having a relaxed chat with Jennifer Thompson (from Texas) - a warm and thoughtful chat about why we dance.Jenn shares how she started Lindy Hop in 2014, how dancing became a way to connect with people and cultures without words, and why festivals feel like a universal language even when you don’t share the same mother tongue.​We also explore “light” as more than just a spotlight: as a metaphor for what dance illuminates in us, and how it can “light up your life.”​Plus: Jenn’s advice to fellow dancers: take the chances (classes, auditions, competitions, grants).Subscribe & ReviewFollow the podcast and leave a review to help me grow 🌟Share Your ThoughtsTag me on Instagram @SiaDancing and tell me your favorite moment from this episode 💃Join the ConversationWhat is a dream that you would like to see come true? ✨#SiaDancing #DanceStories #SocialDanceCulture #Herräng #SocialDancing

Celeste’s story is an international one, allowing us to meet at Herräng Dance Camp. In this conversation, she opens up about how dance became her therapy, the patterns she notices in different dance communities, and why lighting can completely change the way we move. From belly dance to tango to Lindy Hop, her journey is full of rhythm, resilience, and unexpected turns.Subscribe & ReviewFollow the podcast and leave a review to help me grow 🌟Share Your ThoughtsTag me on Instagram @SiaDancing and tell me your favorite moment from this episode 💃Join the ConversationWhat is a dream that you would like to see come true? ✨#SiaDancing #DanceStories #SocialDanceCulture #Herräng #SocialDancing

Darold Alexander is from New Orleans, Louisiana, and we have met at Herräng.He is a MC and a frontman for a few bands & a very prominent person of Herräng 2024, as you might recall.We talked about dance as escape (from responsibilities, work, dealing with people), about ageism on the dance floor and about drinking a lot on the dancefloor.Enjoy and keep the city dancing!

The first episode of the new season of acityforyou. For the upcoming episodes we will be talking about dance in the city!In this episode #138 we will be exploring BLUES and how this dance is experienced in different cities, partilucarly in Helsinki, where the episode was recorded.Enjoy and keep your city dancing.

We have met with Anastasia Karachristou at Herräng, where we were both volunteering and, of course, dancing. So this episode is with a very sleep deprived version of Anastasia. She is a music teacher and she plays in the children's theatre in Athens. She has been dancing lindy hop and solo jazz for the past 8 years.We talked about:💡 Athens being alive until very late💡 Herräng as a camp that people from the city made💡 Porto being very atmospherical, like the Gotham city💡 Light changing the theatrical experience🌏 Thanks for your attention❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @aCityForYou

Lizaveta was born and raised in Belarus, and lived in different European cities in the past years. She is a mathematician and a blues dancer. We have met at the Stockholm Blues Festival and recorded the episode right there.We talked about:💡 The difference in feeling when going home from a late dance class💡 Recognising people's faces adding to a feeling of safety💡 Different aspects of Berlin💡Zürich making use of the surroundings when choosing artificial lighting& much more🌏 Thanks for your attention❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou

Angela is originally from Peru, and she moved to Sweden 2 years ago. A criminal lawyer by profession, working currently as a team leader. She considers herself a traveller, she has visited more than 20 countries and islands, the longest trip being 6 months in India. As well as other things, we have talked about: 💡 Utter Pradesh in India as a lovely place to photograph 💡 Differences within Peru - from jungle to Miraflores 💡 Connection to Cusco and the “Sacred Valley” 💡 Lighting of the Pyramids in Mexico 💡 One month festival in the middle of the dessert, Kumbha Mela 🌏 Did you enjoy the episode? ❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify ❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou ❸ Keep the discussion going

Yusuf Hussein is 21 years old, born and raised in Järva, Rinkeby. He is a person of many interest - a filmmaker, a director, a poet, an engineer student, and an executive director of a creative platform “Rise and Shoot”. We met at an event in Kista, organised by The Kloud and light artist Jonas Johansson half a year ago - and here we go, talking about cities! We touched upon: 💡 Competing in a poetry slam 💡 Creative platform Rise and Shoot 💡 Light as a source of creativity and inspiration 💡 View from the Fotografiska museum Links to the projects we have mentioned: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-and-shoot/ https://www.fotografiska.com/sto/ http://thekloud.se